The Anonymous Widower

Ruislip Station – 16th July 2023

In TfL Announces The Next Tube Stations To Be Prioritised For Step-Free Access To Meet The Mayor’s Bold Accessibility Targets, it stated that Ruislip station will be made step-free.

So I went to have a look and took these pictures.

Note.

1. The station is used by Piccadilly and Metropolitan Line trains, which are different sizes.
2. There appears to be a well-preserved signal-box at the Eastern end of the station.
3. The Eastbound platform has step-free access from the street.
4. Crossing the tracks is by a Victorian steel footbridge.
5. The station is Grade II Listed.
6. The listing includes the the signal box and the footbridge.

This 3D Google Map shows the station.

Note.

1. The footbridge in the South-West corner of the map.
2. There is not much space to put a second bridge across the tracks.
3. It might be possible to build a step-free footbridge with lifts by the road bridge.

If English Heritage and the Heritage Taliban dig in their heels, this could be a difficult station to make step-free.

But the London Underground has several bridges of this type, so perhaps this one is being scheduled early to test the reaction.

This second Google Map shows the road bridge and the Western ends of the platforms to an enlarged scale.

This picture shows the station side of the road bridge.

There could be space to put a steel bridge with two lifts by the road bridge.

Coupled with a comprehensive restoration of the current footbridge and a repainting of the road bridge, this could satisfy all parties.

July 16, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | English Heritage, Footbridge, London Underground, Ruislip Station, Transport for London